It's a blog!

I always told myself that if I were to start a real blog, I wouldn't open it up with some generic "well, isn't it swell to be starting a blog" post, but now that I've come down actually to doing it, I realize why everyone does that: it's blasted hard to come up with something interesting to say at the drop of a hat. The meaningless intro post acts as a soothing balm to the brain, which has become angry and inflammed at the mere thought of being forced to come up with something worth reading, let alone something really brilliant. Later, when the brain is busy calming itself with the memory of the dreary pablum it has foisted off on the rest of the body, one can jump on the unsuspecting grey matter and give it a round shaking until something worthwhile drops out. At least, that's the goal.

Well, isn't it swell to be starting a blog.